Swing check valve



2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May 29. 1957 March 15, 196() H. J. BALHoUsE 2,928,416

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United rates Patent() SWING CHECK VALVE Harold J. Balhonse, Stamford, Conn., assignor to Walworth Company, New York, N.Y., a corporation of Massachusetts Application May 29, 1957, Serial No. 662,529

8 Claims. (Cl. IS7-527.8)

, This invention relates to valves and more particularly to check valves of the swing type. l

VSwing check valves maybe arranged to provide for unobstructed ow of fluid in the full-open valve position and thus minimize pressure drop in the pipeline system. The present invention also seeks to provide minimum impedance to fluid flow by arranging a less than fullopen position for the valve member under certain con ditions of fluid circulation in the system. Prior valves have relied upon reverse seat angles or so-called balanced disc arrangements to achieve the desired resultsand in some cases, the valve discs have been counterbalanced by added metal weights. Such expedients tend to produce excessively high pressure drop, sluggish action and hydraulic shock pressure due to requirements of design. [n some instances, particularly in the balanced disc type, the disc members of these prior valves are located within the flow passage when full open, and are subject to destructive llutter at high rates of ow.

An object of this invention is to balance a swing check valve disc to conform to a predetermined angular position under predetermined ow conditions.

Another object of the invention is to minimize flow impedance under low ow rates in the system.

Another object of the invention is to eliminate flutte of the valve disc at high rates of flow.

Another object of the invention is to utilize maximum gravity forces in the full-open position of the disc for rapid closing under reverse flow conditions.

. These and other objects and advantages are obtained in a preferred embodiment of a swing check valve structure having a body provided with a flow passage and a valve chamber positioned laterally thereof. An annular valve seat is positioned transversely of the ow passage for cooperation with a valve disc movable between full-closed and full-open positions relative to the valve seat and the chamber. The valve disc is pivoted on an ann member which is itself pivoted on a support in the valve chamber. The arm member is provided with suitable stops which limit the angular position of the valve disc relative to the valve seat in the partially open position and limit the position of the arm and valve disc relative to the ilow passage in the full-open and closed positions.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the valve with the closure removed to show the internal construction;

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line II-II of Fig. 1 with the closure in place; p

Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line III- III of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a front elevation with a portion of the body broken away to show the internal construction.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the valve body is provided with a flow passage 12 extending therethrough from an inlet 14 to an outlet .16. The inlet 14 and outlet 16 are adapted for connection in a pipeline and, to this end are proyided with conventional g 2,928,416 Patented Mar. 15, 1960 valve between locations.

pin 56 is journalled in suitable mating holes inthe free The flow passage 12 is interrupted by an enlarged dome-shaped portion 30 which defines an annular shoulder 32 in the flow passage 12. The shoulder 32 accommodates a valve seat 34 which, in this instance, comprises an inserted ring having a conical seating surface 36. A disc valve member 38 having a beveled edge 40 for seating engagement with the conical surface 36 is adapted to be moved between full-closed position relative to the seat 34, as shown in full lines on Fig. 2, and full-open position within the chamber 22, as shown in broken lines on Fig. 2.

Preferably the valve disc 38 is of airfoil or hydrofoil design with contours chosen for optimum performance under the service conditions of line fluid and ilow velocity in the system. The valve disc 38`is so balanced as toV rest at a predetermined angle relative to the valve seat sage 12. Thus, under a condition of zero ow in the flow passage 12, the valvedisc 38 is positioned at an acute angle relative tothe valve seat 34, such angular position of the valve disc 38 being illustrated by the broken line position in Fig. 2 having the angle a as shown. It will be understood that the angle a is chosen to achieve a predetermined open area available for flow under thermal circulation conditions which may be required for emergency cooling or other purposes in the pipeline system. In choosing angle a, consideration is given to the angular positions under which theV valve may be required to operate, as in the case of list, roll, y

and turn conditions in shipboard service.

The angular relation of the valve disc 38 relative to the valve seat 34 is obtained by a pivotal connection for the valve disc 38 which includes a connecting means in the form of a pair 'of lugs 42 projecting at an acute angle from the rear surface of the valve disc 38opposite the beveled portion 40. The lugs 42 each terminate in a substantially iiat end face'44 extending substantially perpendicular to the plane of the valve disc 38 for a purpose which will be apparent hereinafter.

Support means for ythe valve disc 38 takes the form of a bearing block 46 and an arm member 48 mounted thereon. The bearing block 46 is secured at one end of the valve chamber 22 on a suitable platform 50 extendelement having its arms straddling the bearing block 46 and connected by a web portion 49 intermediate the pivoted and free ends. The free-ends of the arm'member 48 are. adapted to extend into the iiow passage 12 adjacent the valve member 38. The ends of the bearing pin 52 may be secured to the arm 48 by a lock pin 54.

The free ends of the arm member 48 carry a bearingpin 56 extending transversely therethrough and substantially parallel to thebearing pin 52. The bearing ends of the arm member 48 and projects therefromnto provide mounting means for the lugs 42 of the valve assai-1el member 38. Since theproiecting ends of the bearing.

pin 56 are journalled inthe bushings 58 carriedl bythe lugs 42, suitable yseciiring means may .be employed to prevent relative `rotation between the bearing pin 56and angle'a with thevalve seatg34as previously explained.

Under these conditions, minimum impedance to natural thermal convection circulationfor emergency cooling or other purposes is provided. o

It will be understood that various modifications may` be made in the details of construction and arrangement the freeends of the 48. Such Vmeans may take the form ofta lock pin 60 which extends transversely through one free end of the arm member 48 and the bearing pin 56. Y ,Y

Movement of the valve member 38 to its full-open position Within the chamber 22 is limited b y -engagement of a stop comprised of la surface 62 formed thereon in- Y termediate the ends Vof the arm 48 with the underside of the closure member 24. Such full-open. position is shownY acute angle with the surface 44 when the valve member. 38 is full closed is a projection 64 formed on each of the arms of the arm member 48. Under conditions of zero iiow in the flow passage 12, the surfaces 44 and 64 may be in engagement with each other to establish the acute angle a as previously described. The angle a is of parts without departing from the scope of this invention as set forthin the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A valve comprising a body member having a llow passage therethrough, an annular valve seat in said Apas-` sage, support means pivotally mounted with respect to said bodyl member, a valvemember pivotally mounted on said support means and movable between a full closed position in which it engages s'aid valve seat and a full open position in which it is above and substantially parallel to said passage, said valve member ,beingmovable inl response to ow conditions in said owrpassage,

means operable between said ,support member and said body member forlimiting the'movement of saidvsupport memberin a closing direction, and stop means op# erable between said support means and said valve member, when said support member is limited in movement in a closing direction, for limiting the pivotal movement of said valve member relative to said support means in an opening direction at a point intermediate said full closed and full open position under predetermined ow conditions in saidpassage, said valve being characterized by a compound movement. ofsaid valvemember and said support means about the pivotal connection be` fjtween said` support means and said body member when said predetermined ilow conditions are exceeded.

determined` by the desired flow resistance, and may be designed to be as little as 5"v or less in a particular application, or may be as much as 40 or more for another application. It will be apparent that such' angle depends upon the relative positions of the center of gravity of `the disc and the bearing pin 56, the angular position of the arm member 48 under zero iow condi-V tions, and the angular position of the valve inspace at any given time, p v Y A Clockwise movement of arm member 48 beyond its position under zero dow conditionsis prevented by the engagement of the arms with a pair of projections 66 'extending from the annular shoulder 32. This stop establishes the extreme lower position of the arm .member 48. In this position, the discV member 38 is free to rotate about pivot 56, relative to arm member48, between its f ullclosed position, as shown in full linesVin Fig. 2, and its. angle a position, as shown in broken lines in VIn addition to the stop .surfaces described above, there is a fourth set of stop surfaces comprised of surfaces 68 loacted on the arm member'48 immediately below surfaces 64. Surfaces 68 engage surfaces 44 onf connecting member 42, thus preventing Vthe Valve disc 38 from swinging into a position relative to arm member 48 beyond that relative position which it Will'occupy when fuliy closed. g

. The operation of thelswing check valve will heapparent from the foregoing description. Suiceit to say that iiuid now in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 2

2. A valve comprising a body member having a ilow passage therethrough, an annular valve seat in said passage, support Vmeans pivotally mounted on said body above said flow passage, a valve member movable between a full .closed position in'which it engagessaid valve seat and a-Yfull open position in which it is above and substantially parallel to said passage, said valve memberbeing. movable in response to flow conditions in said ow passage, means carried by said valve'member pivotally connected to said support means, means operable between said support member and said body for limiting the movement of said support member in a closing direction, and stop means operable between said support means-andsaid means carried by said valve member, when said'support Ymember is limited in movement in a closing direction, for limiting the pivotal movey ment ofsaid valve member relative to said support means in an'opening direction at a point intermediate said full closed and full openA position under predetermined flow conditions Vin said passage, said valve being characterized by a compound movementlof saidY valve member and` f said support means .about the pivotal connection between. said support means `and-said body member when said predetermined flow conditions are exceeded.

3. A valve in accordance with claim 2, in which Ysaid support means includes an arm member, wherein said pivotal mounting of said support meansis at one end of said arm member, and in which said arm member is pivotally mounted, at its. other end, to the means carried' will create a velocity pressure onthe valve member 38 Y forces tending to close the valve are at a maximum and the closingaction should be rapid. Y j Under a, condition of zero How in the ow passage l2, the valve disc 38 will occupy'the intermediateposition shown in broken lines in Fig. 2 forming an acute-` Vby the valve member.

4. A valve ,in accordance with claim 2, and further comprising stop means operable between said support means Vandv a portion of said body above said pivotal mounting of said support means on said body for limiting the movement of said valve member and said sup withfrespe'et to said support-member tothe relative sition between said valve member -andeaidl support ber when said valve member is in said full closed position.

6. A valve comprising a body member having a ow passage therethrough, a valve seat formed in a wall of said passage in axial alignment therewith, a movable valve member cooperable with said seat to close said passage, an arm member having one end Pivoted to said body member and the opposite end pivoted in said valve member, said valve member being movable between a full closed position in which it engages said valve seat and a full open position in which it is -above and substantially parallel to said passage, said valve member being movable in response to ow conditions in said 'How passage, means operable between said arm member and said body member for limiting the movement of said arm member in a closing direction, and means including a projection on said arm member for operative engagement with said valve member when said arm member is limited in movement in a closing direction, for positioning the same in a predetermined `angular relation to said seat under predetermined ow conditions,

said valve being characterized by a compound move-V ment of said valve member and said arm member about the pivotal connection between the arm member and the body member when said predetermined angular relation is exceeded and by la movement of said valve member relative to said arm member toward said seat when said angular relation is decreased below said predetermined value.

7. A valve in accordance with claim 6, and further comprising additional stop means operable between said arm member and said valve member, to limit the movement of said valve member with respect to said arm member to the relative position between said valve member and said arm member when said valve member is in said full closed position.

8. A valve in accordance with claim 6 in which said means operable between saidV arm member kand said body member includes stop means operable between said arm member and a portion of said body below said pivotal mounting of said arm member on said body for limiting the movement of said arm member in a closing direction.

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